Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland

Registered charity 233706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIN SOC, MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

The Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland, also known as the MinSoc, is an international society for all those working in the mineral sciences (mineralogy, crystallography, petrology and geochemistry). The Society aims to advance the knowledge of those sciences, and promotes them through scientific meetings and the publication of two scientific journals, both available online.

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Latest income

£487k

Latest spending

£447k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £39,047 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total funds of £1,534,412. The trustees consider that reserves in the region of six months provide sufficient funds, and the balance sheet net current assets are in excess of this figure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £79,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee had employee benefits that fell within the band £70,000 - £79,999 (2024 £70,000 - £79,999 One).” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee had employee benefits that fell within the band £70,000 - £79,999 (2024 £70,000 - £79,999 One).” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months (held: £1.5m)

“The trustees consider that reserves in the region of six months provide sufficient funds and the Society’s balance sheet net current assets are in excess of this figure.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by David M. Rees & Associates Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Samuel Shawchair
Dr Alfred Wilson-Spencer
Dr Barbara Eva Kunz
Dr Chun Hui Zhou
Dr Claire Nichols · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Hannah Elms
Dr Jagannath Biswakarma
Dr James Byrne
Dr Jenni Barclay
Dr John Moreau
Dr Karrie Weber
Dr Kathryn Goodenough
Dr Laura Kelly
Dr Luke Townsend
Dr Martin Peter Smith
Dr Matthew David Thomas Streets
Dr Nicholas Gardiner
Dr Paul Savage
Dr ROGER MITCHELL
Dr Ralf Gertisser
Dr Richard Palin
Dr Samantha Hammond
Dr Stuart Mills
Eimear Deady
Helen Aleksandra Pendlowski
Prof George Christidis
Prof. Hilary Downes
Prof. Yiran Dong
Professor Jonathan Lloyd
Professor Mahesh Anand

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£487k	£447k
30/06/2024	£300k	£339k
30/06/2023	£325k	£310k
30/06/2022	£253k	£269k
30/06/2021	£251k	£232k

Common questions

Is Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £39,047 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total funds of £1,534,412. The trustees consider that reserves in the region of six months provide sufficient funds, and the balance sheet net current assets are in excess of this figure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by David M. Rees & Associates Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £79,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.

THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON income £6.1m
BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE income £712k
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND income £1.4m
THE SOCIETY OF LEGAL SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND income £304k
THE GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION income £326k
ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland	£487k	£70,000 - £79,999	1	above	—	no doubt
THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FY2025	£6.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE FY2024	£712k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2025	£1.4m	more than £60,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF LEGAL SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND FY2025	£304k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION FY2024	£326k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.